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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPEAL NO.722 OF 2009
S.K. VERMA (DEAD) BY LRS. ... APPELLANT(S)
VS.
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ... RESPONDENT(S)
JUDGMENT
1. We do not find any substance in these appeals. The civil appeals are dismissed.
2. However, looking at the peculiar facts of the case, to put a quietus to the litigation and to bring an end to all the claims made so far or which could have been made by the appellants, we direct that in all a sum of Rs.[1] lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) be paid to Appellant No.1, Smt. Nirmal Verma, the widow of Late Shri S.K. Verma, by the respondent-Corporation by way of ex-gratia payment. The appellants shall not initiate any litigation against the respondent-Corporation in future. Page 2
3. It is clarified that dismissal of these appeals would not entitle the respondent-Corporation to recover the amount, if any, already paid to the appellant ............... J. [ANIL R. DAVE] .............. J. [ADARSH KUMAR GOEL] New Delhi; 9th December, 2015.